asian christian mission may news update 2015
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February -‐ May 2015
Dear Christian friends,
We have good news! Jerwang people are responding to the gospel well. Our evangelists reported that in the past three months 68 people accepted Christ and were immersed into Him. They want me to go twice a year to conduct a short term Bible school for them. Thank you for supporting this effort among the Jerwang people.
I recently learned that only 23 percent of the 23 million Lisu in China are Christians. I therefore decided to support evangelism among the Lisu in China as well. With much prayer I selected 3 evangelist to go into Lisu villages to evangelize them. Please pray with me that God will work mightily to bring the Lisu in China into the Kingdom.
The Lisu Bible Institute is now in transition to the Lisu Christians and churches. On May the 9th the Lisu elders and preachers gathered together on the LBI campus and the school was officially turned over into the hands of the Lisu elders. From now on they will manage to run it themselves. I told them that I am not abandoning them, but will serve as an advisor and they can come to me any time. Please pray that LBI will continue to be a center for training young men and women for Christian service for Lisu churches in Thailand.
Baptism in Salween river
Two of the China Lisu evangelists with Jesse
Turning LBI to the Lisu Churches
Now that the Lisu Bible Institute is turned over to the Lisu Christian leadership, I will turn my efforts to write commentaries on some New Testament books which the Lisu preachers and churches have wanted me to do for a long time.
I will be coming to the States for a brief visit this summer. I am looking forward to spending some time with my family whom I do not get to see very often. I will also be able to see a few friends and supporters but this trip is mainly a personal trip. I have struggled with some health issues the past year and too much activity leaves me quite exhausted. Years of over exertion may be catching up with me, so I am learning to cut back my commitments and listen to my body. I will be dividing my time between my children’s homes in Kansas and Illinois as well as a brief trip to Indiana to see my forwarding agents and Joplin to meet with my board.
Thank you all for your prayers on my behalf and for your faithful support of this ministry.
Yours in Him,
Jesse Yangmi
U.S. Address:
Asian Christian Mission c/o Gary and Debbie McKillip 10725 N. State Rd., 267 Brownsburg, IN. 46112
Email: [email protected]
Field Address:
Jesse Yangmi PO Box 189 Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai, 50202 Thailand.
Email: [email protected]